The 'cello is larger than the viola, which is larger than the violin.
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A cello can play in the range of a violin (much of it), if that's what you mean, but a violin's highest note is much higher than a cello's highest note.
From smallest to largest: * Violin * Viola * Cello * Bass * Harp
The viola is both larger than the violin and smaller than the cello.
The 'cello is larger than the viola, which is larger than the violin.
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If you want them in order from biggest to smallest in an orchestra, it is Bass, cello, harp, viola, and violin.
The cello.
Typically a string quartet is two violins, one viola, one cello.
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A cello can play in the range of a violin (much of it), if that's what you mean, but a violin's highest note is much higher than a cello's highest note.
From smallest to largest: * Violin * Viola * Cello * Bass * Harp
You hold a cello between your knees, whereas you hold a viola/violin between your chin and shoulder.
Alright, sweetheart, here's the rundown: we start with the violin, then move on to the viola, followed by the cello, and finally, we end with the big daddy of them all, the double bass. So, in short: violin, viola, cello, double bass. You're welcome, darling.
A viola is a string instrument of the violin family. It is larger than a violin but smaller than a cello, and like the violin and cello it is played with a bow.